Re: Old English and Old Norse

On 2009-02-18 20:57, Andrew Jarrette wrote:

> I also don't know the etymology of ON "tiginn" but it looks to have
> the form of a past participle of ON <tjá> "to show, point, inform,
> notify, communicate", whether it really is or not. In any case, it
> must go back to a PGmc form *tigenaz or *tiginaz, and not *Ti:waz, and
> hence is not related to OE Tig.

Cf. Goth. teihan etc. They are all from PIE *deik^- 'show, point' (as in
"deictic") and, indeed, have nothing to do with *deiwo-.

Piotr